Fans have been eagerly waiting since Season 1 to see who comes out on top in the battle between the civilian Hughie Campbell and the Supes. That wait is almost over, as the highly anticipated series finale of The Boys, titled Blood and Bone, is set to release on May 20, 2026. Throughout the series, Hughie joins Billy Butcher, a ruthless antihero, and his vigilante team, The Boys, in uncovering disturbing truths about the elite superhero team, The Seven, with the terrifying Homelander at the center of it all.

From shocking betrayals to brutal showdowns and unforgettable twists, The Boys creator, Eric Kripke, has consistently delivered some of the wildest plotlines on television. To keep the energy up, there are, in fact, 10 episodes that should be rewatched before the finale.

After Homelander’s political coup succeeds in the Season Four Finale, Hughie Campbell, Mother’s Milk, and Frenchie are captured, leaving fans with plenty of unanswered questions. Fifteen Inches of Sheer Dynamite deals with the aftermath of those shocking events, as half of The Boys are trapped in Freedom Camp 47, while Starlight, Butcher, and Kimiko Miyashiro work on a dangerous plan to rescue them.

Amid the chaos, the emotional gut-punch comes when none other than A-Train steps in and gives himself a powerful full-circle ending, creating one of the strongest redemption arcs in the show. Packed with brutal action, shocking violence, and the same unapologetically gory madness the series is known for, The Boys returned for its final season, leaving fans stunned once again.

Fans still talk about one of the darkest episodes of The Boys' fourth seaon's Wisdom of the Ages, which blends psychological horror, emotional trauma, and brutal gore perfectly. In the episode, Homelander turns to pure villainy after visiting the underground Vought lab, the “Bad Room,” where he was raised and experimented on as a child. He confronts every scientist and staff member who treated him like a lab rat, tormenting them before ending their lives, as a way to purge himself of human weakness.

On the other side, Hughie Campbell and Starlight are forced to face their pasts, too. With Campbell’s father’s health declining rapidly and the sudden return of his estranged mother, who abandoned him years ago, he is left dealing with unresolved emotions. Meanwhile, Starlight is pushed into the spotlight when Firecracker exposes painful details from her past on camera during the six-hour “Truthbomb” special. The confrontation leaves Starlight so shaken that she attacks Firecracker, instantly twisting public opinion against her.

Glorious Five Year Plan gave fans the first glimpse of one of the major characters in The Boys universe, Soldier Boy, while also delivering a major twist at the end as Homelander learns the truth about Starlight and Supersonic’s rebellion against him. The shift in dynamics, as Billy Butcher uses V24 (temporary Compound V) to fight Supes on a level playing field, especially caught fans’ attention.

After Butcher discovers intel suggesting Russia may be holding an anti-Supe weapon, he, along with Hughie Campbell, Mother’s Milk, Frenchie, and Kimiko, travels there under the guise of a covert mission, with Campbell also taking V24.

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But things quickly escalate when they encounter Soldier Boy, whose blast disrupts everything and leaves Kimiko unable to heal as she normally does, creating a rift within the team.

If Soldier Boy’s survival was not surprising enough, Here Comes a Candle to Light You to Bed, reveals an even bigger truth about Homelander’s heritage, making it one of the major plot-twist episodes. Throughout the episode, Butcher and Campbell take V24 and hunt down a former Payback teammate of Soldier Boy, Mindstorm, who later traps Butcher in a mental nightmare, where he is forced to relive his childhood trauma.

While MM, Frenchie, and Starlight tend to Kimiko’s injuries, she asks for more Compound V, following which Starlight learns that after 3–5 doses of the V24, it turns lethal, so she makes up her mind to save Campbell from himself. Meanwhile, Soldier Boy ends Mindstorm’s life in a rage-fueled fit, and in a separate scene, Homelander figures out that he is the genetically engineered son of none other than Soldier Boy.

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker serves as a tense, character-driven episode of The Boys that pushes every major storyline toward collapse ahead of the season finale. Homelander introduces Stormfront to his son Ryan as his girlfriend, attempting to form a disturbing, manufactured family unit. In doing so, he reveals to Ryan that his entire life has been a controlled Vought fabrication. Homelander exploits Ryan’s desire for freedom, and ultimately, he and Stormfront fly off with him.

Meanwhile, Billy Butcher coerces Dr. Vogelbaum into testifying against Vought. However, during the congressional hearing led by Victoria Neuman, a series of sudden head explosions erupts into mass casualties, abruptly shutting down the proceedings and leaving Butcher helpless just as he was close to exposing Homelander. The episode builds intense anticipation for the season finale, solidifying itself as a fan-favorite turning point.

The infamous scene of Butcher driving a speedboat straight through a giant whale, often cited as the peak of The Boys' absurdity, comes from Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men. Beyond its darkly comedic brutality, the episode also reveals Stormfront’s deeper agenda of building a super-powered army, alongside her growing political manoeuvring within Vought.

As the Boys travel by sea while transporting Kimiko’s brother, Kenji Miyashiro, to Grace Mallory, Vought dispatches the Seven to intercept them, escalating the situation into a high-risk pursuit.

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The confrontation eventually brings Billy Butcher face-to-face with Homelander, and the resulting chaos forces the group to split apart and flee in disarray, while Kenji’s life is later taken by Stormfront.

Still one of the best season finales of The Boys, You Found Me hooked fans right then and there with its cliffhanger, which led to the massive success of the series later on. It serves as a pivotal episode as both the fans and Homelander learn the truth that Butcher’s wife, Becca Butcher, was still alive with Homelander’s son, creating a double twist in the plot.

The episode starts with Homelander retrieving a vial of Compound V, revealing how Vought has been secretly creating Supes and manipulating global conflicts. Even Starlight learns the truth and fully turns against the organization, deciding to help Campbell and the Boys. The episode ends with Homelander killing Vought executive Madelyn Stillwell after learning the truth about his son, while Butcher tries a desperate last move to stop him.

The fans were waiting for Season 4 to show its magic throughout, and Season Four Finale delivered it in an explosive way. The episode brings the season’s escalating political chaos, Supe conflict, and personal betrayals to a breaking point. Butcher makes his final move against Homelander, using his deteriorating condition and extreme resolve, which culminates in the end of Victoria Neuman’s life, shattering any political balance.

This leaves Butcher isolated, morally compromised, and increasingly unstable, with Homelander closer than ever to open control of the United States. Campbell, Frenchie, and MM are captured, while Ryan kills Grace Mallory during a deadly confrontation between him and Butcher. The episode delivers a strong climax that draws renewed attention from fans for the final season of The Boys.

One of the best episodes of The Boys, What I Know, ties together every major storyline in an intelligently written script. After the Season 1 finale, when Homelander learns the truth about his son, this season's finale shows Butcher confronting the fallout of discovering that Becca is alive and that she is raising Ryan Butcher, the biological son of Homelander, which turns into a painful emotional conflict.

Meanwhile, Homelander’s confrontation with Becca turns bloody very quickly, with Ryan using his powers against Stormfront, leaving her critically injured and permanently changed. The episode ends with an unexpected twist as Butcher chooses to spare Ryan, while Homelander takes Ryan with him, setting up a darker power shift going into Season 3.

The Boys broke all sense of absurdity with Herogasm, leaving fans in upheaval. The episode throws its characters into one of the most chaotic and violent set-pieces of the series, as Butcher, Hughie Campbell, and Soldier Boy track down the remnants of Payback at a notorious Supe gathering, Herogasm. What begins as a covert mission quickly spirals into unchecked destruction by Soldier Boy, and tensions rise between Butcher and Hughie as the use of V24 becomes more dangerous and morally compromising.

While it was one of the most anticipated episodes of the show, as fans waited for its adaptation from the comic books, the brutal clash between Soldier Boy, Homelander, Butcher, and Hughie was exactly what viewers were expecting. Even the infamous scene of Soldier Boy inhaling a halothane smoke grenade comes from this episode as well.

These episodes definitely deserve a rewatch as the series is coming to an end next week.

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